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F. TAYLOR & J. RODERICK. WASHING MACHINE.

No. 428,975; Patented May 27, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK TAYLOR, OF LEWISTON, AND JOSEPH RODERICK, OF FARMINGTON, ASSIGNORSOF ONE-THIRD "IO ENOCH O. GREENLEAF, OF FARMINGTON MAINE.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 428,975, dated May 27,1890.

Application filed May 13,1889. Renewed April 26 1890. Serial No.349,614. (No model.) Q

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, FRANK TAYLOR, a citizen of the French Republic, andJOSEPH RODERICK, a citizen of the United States, said TAYLOR residing atLewiston, in the county of Androscoggin and State of Maine, and saidRODERICK residing at Farmington, county of Franklin, State of Maine,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in i0\Vashing-ltlaehines; and we do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention pertains to certain new and useful improvements inwashing-maehines,

having for its object the production of a simple and inexpensive as Wellas durable machine of this class, comprising improved and highlyefficient gearing for imparting a reciprocatin g movement to theagitator, the op- 2 5 crating-crank being continuously turned in onedirection.

The invention comprises the details of construction, combination, andarrangement of parts, substantially as hereinafter fully set 0 forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of ourimproved washingmachine. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view. Fig. 3 isan enlarged detail view of the gear- 5 ing. Fig. 4 is a view showing aportion of the sectional cover, parts being broken away.

Referring to the drawings, A design ates the tub or receptacle of anypolygonal shape, a the supporting-legs therefor, and a a theoppositesidehandles. Theinnerwallsof this tub have spaced-apart bars asecured thereto,

as shown.

B is the removable cover, composed of two sections 1) b, the formerbeing rigidly secured to tub A by three (more or less) hooks Z) engagingstuds b. The section or lid 1) is hinged to section b, so as to beraised or lowcred, and can be held closed by a hook I), as shown.

The agitator C is composed preferably of a series of arms cl projectingfrom a head d attached to the lower end of a' 'shaft D, pro

, handle f.

j ected through an aperture in lid 1), and provided on its upper endwith a toothed wheel or pinion d E E are two gear-wheels of peculiarconstruction fast upon a shaft 6, journaled in brackets e e, secured tolid or cover b. Each of these wheels has two offset toothed portions orsections 6 6 adjacent inner and outer segmental or toothless surfaces ee, as shown. With one of these wheels E gears a pinion F, secured upon ashaft f, supported by brackets e, and provided with a crank- This pinionalternately engages the toothed sections 6 e of wheel E, and by turningthe crank-handle motion is transmitted to the agitator through the wheeld By means of the peculiar construction of wheels E E a reciprocalmotion is transmitted to the agitator, the inner toothed section of thewheels E E alternately engaging the wheel or pinion (1 while thecrank-handle, as well as said wheels, is turned in one continuousdirection.

One of the many advantages of the gearwheels thus constructed is thatinthe event of the teeth of one section being broken or damaged the wheelscan be adjusted on their shaft so as to provide for the alternateengagement of the toothed sections of the gearwheels. The wheel orpinion F, located above and always in engagement with one of thegear-wheels, gives an increased leverage and greater power to theagitator.

lVe claim as our invention- The combination, with the tub, the agitatorhaving a toothed Wheel, and the supportingbrackets, of the gear-wheelshaving offset toothed sections, the shaft upon which said wheels aresecured, the upper wheel or pinion gearing with one of said geaiwlieels, and the shaft having a crank-handle, substantially as setforth. 1

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses;

hi FRANK TAYLOR.

mark.

JOSEPH RODERICK. Witnesses:

W. H. JUnKINs, Z. W. FALES.

